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UberAnnouncement
Piloting a new offline heatmap with delivery zones
Summary
The Driver app is piloting a new offline heatmap on its home screen in select US cities. It shows where couriers can go online instantly and indicates demand levels intended to help them find trips more quickly. Each outlined delivery zone is color-coded red for high demand, orange for medium demand, yellow for low demand, or grey for areas open only to Platinum and Diamond couriers. The map refreshes every 10 minutes; couriers can tap a zone to see its name or navigate there, then see nearby busy restaurants and stores after going online. The announcement lists participating locations across the United States.
Context
The pilot is intended to help couriers identify delivery zones with higher demand, find trips more quickly, and spend less time waiting for delivery requests.
Approach / What changed
The Driver app adds an offline heatmap with outlined delivery zones, demand-based colors, 10-minute updates, zone navigation, and an online view showing busy nearby restaurants and stores.
Takeaways
Red, orange, and yellow zones represent high, medium, and low demand respectively; grey zones are open only to Platinum and Diamond couriers.
The heatmap refreshes every 10 minutes and supports tapping a zone to view its name or navigate to it.
After a courier goes online in a selected zone, the map changes to show busy nearby restaurants and stores.
Source and freshness
- Source
- uber.com
- Published
- Added to Yomu
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